Violence
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Op Ed: Paternalism, Not Protection: A Feminist Reassessment of the Burqa and Niqab
By Aicha Marhfour Yesterday, I opened a Facebook message from an old friend, touched that she was thinking of me after many years. But the...
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Indigenous Women: Never Idle
(Photo by Blaire Russell) Every morning this week I have woken up to my email inbox and social media feed filled with inspiring stories and...
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Against Patriarchy: Tools for Men to Further Feminist Revolution*
By Chris Crass For all of us who are men who believe in social justice, who want healthy and beautiful lives for our loved ones,...
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Sex Work in South Africa: Shaming Sex Workers Away from Human Rights
By Maria E. Hengeveld The Constitution must recognize my right to choose my profession. That’s all I want Think about this: If the Netherlands, the...
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Gender Policing the Vegan Woman
By Corey Lee Wrenn I have always used my Facebook account as a tool for social activism. Opening up oneself to the public world of...
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The Military Rape Problem is Not About Women or Sex
By Kari O’Driscoll I may be just one more voice in the wind when it comes to this issue, but I just can’t stay quiet...
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False “Purity” Notions Can Affect Victims’ Responses to Trauma
By Matt Atkinson At a recent healing retreat for survivors of sexual assault, one woman confided that she craved every bit of the healing, friendship,...
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The Four Letter Word
By Niama Sandy I went on a date on Christmas day. We went to the Black Cat’s “James Brown Death-Mas” party. My date was a...
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AVERAGED: A Photo Essay
By Brook Dorff AVERAGED is a collection of photographs and personal histories taken in Andhra Pradesh, India. The documentation of stories and images in the...
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Myths of Progress and Cartographies of Hate
By Darnell L. Moore and Monica J. Casper Definition of HATE 1 a: intense hostility and aversion usually deriving from fear, anger, or sense of...
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Towards Community Wellness: Healing from Trauma through Yoga
By Jardana Peacock Some stories you don’t want to tell. Some places you just don’t want to return to. But some stories destroy you unless...
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An Open Letter to Facebook
From Women, Action and Media May 21, 2013 An Open Letter to Facebook: We, the undersigned, are writing to demand swift, comprehensive and effective action...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Shattering Silence (Video)
By Molly Baker On April 23, University of Arizona student Dean Saxton, better known as Brother Dean, stood on a bench brandishing a sign that...
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Assata the Unflinching
by Gregory L. Caldwell and Omar Ricks Dear President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, At the risk of running afoul of the PATRIOT...
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Feminists We Love: Assata Shakur (Love Note)
“One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “No one is going to give you the education you need...
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A is for Asylum
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10 Ways Men Can End Violence Against Women
By Sacchi Patel As I checked my Twitter feed on the morning of Tuesday, April 30, 2013, I expected to find mostly depressing news, as...
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Charles Ramsey, Viral Video, and American Self-Image
Sarah Mantilla Griffin Charles Ramsey, the hero who recently rescued Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight from a decade of captivity, has become the...